Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- SFMTA Gearing up for Car Free Market (SFGate)
- Circulate San Diego’s Policy Director Talks Vision Zero (KUSI)
- Metro Seeks To Accelerate Green Line Torrance Extension (Daily Breeze)
- Commentary: San Jose Fails to Preserve Downtown (MercNews)
- Redlands Considers Ballot Measure to Increase TOD (Redlands Daily Facts)
- Local Papers Want “Train to Coachella” (Desert Sun)
- SANDAG Begins Work to Protect Bluffs, AMTRAK/Freight Rail Line (Union-Tribune)
- And the Road Widening Continues (MercNews)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Some Urban Observations From My Italy Vacation
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Rome, Pisa, Calci, Lucca, Venice and Florence are conducive to car-free travel. High-speed trains are great for travel between cities.
Advocates Pumped for ‘Car-Free’ Market
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In just a few days, private cars get the boot. But enforcement will be key, they caution
A Third of States Won’t Even Try to Reduce Road Deaths
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Too many states don't even set a target of reducing road deaths — because the feds don't care.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Car-free Red Car Bridge opens over L.A. River (The Eastsider)
- Local San Diego planning group calls for pedestrian improvements on Mission Blvd (SD News)
- Electric pedicabs used to provide an important service in San Diego, until the city stopped issuing permits (Voice of San Diego)
- Stronger climate policies would be good for the California economy (Forbes)
- CA’s cap-and-trade program offers hope for disadvantaged communities (EcoWatch)
- Trucks that are out of compliance with emissions rules will have their registrations held (Yahoo)
- Hey public agencies: time to measure, account for vehicle miles traveled (JD Supra)
- How much does the car economy cost the state? In Massachusetts, it’s a lot (Route Fifty)
- Study: E-commerce is set to overwhelm city infrastructure (Supply Chain Dive)
- Moms 4 Housing is changing the conversation about housing (The Nation)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Metro Board Votes to Study Free Transit for LAUSD Students
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The Metro board approved a motion to study free student transit - initially for LAUSD students, then also countywide.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- CA Cap and Trade Paying for Improvements in Fresno’s Disadvantaged Communities (Fresno Bee)
- Traffic Worse, Transit Ridership Down (EastBayTimes)
- Why ACT-LA Currently Opposes State Transit-Housing-Density Bill S.B. 50
- Newsom Volunteers for San Diego Homeless Count (Union-Tribune)
- CHP Blames Road Rage for Majority of Traffic Deaths in Southland (ABC7)
- Highway Safety Laws Aren’t Keeping Young Drivers Safe (SacBee)
- Riverside County Looking to Freight Rail to Reduce Truck Traffic (Press-Enterprise)
- Bike Park Opens in Sweetwater (Union-Tribune)
More California Headlines at Streetsblog Los Angeles and Streetsblog San Francisco
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- LA Metro Votes on Providing Free Transit to LAUSD Students Later Today (LAT)
- Alameda Looking for Input on How to Make Streets Safer for Bicyclists and Pedestrians (East Bay Times)
- Automotive Dealers in San Mateo See Road Diet as Scheme to Kill Their Business (SM Daily Journal)
- Check-In on the Ballot Initiatives that Shape the March Ballot in San Diego (Union-Tribune)
- With Gas Taxes Funding Roads, How Should CA Capture Revenue from Electric Vehicles? (Governing)
- But Businesses in Sonoma Support New Bike Trail by Russian River (Sonoma West)
- Leg. Roundup Includes List of SB 50 Opponents (SacBee)
- New York Times Discovers People Can Live Car-Free in Los Angeles (NYT)
- Letter: Imagine Cycling to an A’s Game Over a Bridge (MarinIJ)
- Commentary: Transit Housing Bill Tests Legislator Sincerity (SFChron)
More Headlines at Streetsblog SF and Streetsblog LA
Eatery Endangers Cyclists, Port Shrugs
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SFMTA works on protected bike lanes for Embarcadero, Waterbar continues to use the Embarcadero bike lane as a valet drop off
SGV Connect 56 – New Plans for Arrow Highway, Connect SoCal and Transportation Planning in Pasadena
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Kris speaks with Kome Ajise about planning in the SCAG region. Damien talks VMT with Joe Linton.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Traffic Up, Crashes Down on Coronado Island (Union-Tribune)
- But San Diego Still Struggling to Reduce Pedestrian Deaths (Union-Tribune)
- Poll of San Diegans Shows Support for Car Parking Over Bike Lanes (Union-Tribune)
- LA Magazine’s Explainer on SB 50
- Michael Bloomberg Defeated by Confusing BART Fare Gate (SFGate)
- Rising Inglewood Stadium Brings Gentrification (LAT)
- Sacramento State and Spin Announce Scooters on Campus (SacBee)
- Rents Rising in Fresno (Fresno Bee)
National Headlines at Streetsblog USA.